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Archives for September 2023

Unknown Wales conference Saturday 7th October

28th September 2023 By Mary Starkey

The National Museum Cardiff is holding the 13th Unknown Wales conference in the Reardon Smith lecture theatre in the Museum between 10am and 1pm on Saturday 7th October. You can join live or register to watch virtually. It is free to attend but donations are welcome.

During the conference, Senior Curator Tom Cotterell, will be giving a talk on the subject of “Welsh Diamonds”. It will be 20 minutes featuring not just “Merthyr Diamonds”, but others too – but you will have to attend to find out more.

Registration details and the full programme of speakers can be found on this link:

https://amgueddfa.cymru/caerdydd/digwyddiadau/12021/Cynhadledd-Cymru-Anhysbys-2023/

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Scottish Geology Festival 1 September to 8 October 2023

12th September 2023 By Mary Starkey

The Scottish Geology Trust has arranged a very extensive program of events across Scotland for their annual festival. This includes guided walks, boat trips, lectures and geological exhibitions. There are also on-line talks. The events are open to everyone, although some may need to be prebooked. To see the program and find out more about each event visit https://www.scottishgeologytrust.org/festival/

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